Principal Quality Engineer-Civil
Orchard LLC

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Principal Quality Engineer-Civil
Radford, VA 24141

@Orchard LLC has an immediate contract opportunity for a well-established solutions provider within the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure sectors. The open slot is for a Principal Quality Engineer to serve in a lead role and perform quality activities on assigned complex and difficult projects/programs and/or functional area(s) to ensure that products or services provided are in accordance with customer and our quality requirements. The initial period of performance is 1 year with a possibility for contract-to-hire depending on the workload.

Responsibilities:

• Provides Quality Systems support using the ISO 9001 Standard as the basis for process development and optimization, procedure development, data collection and reporting, and Quality Systems training. Interfacing at senior and executive levels with regard to ISO 9000 process improvement and reengineering.
• Participates in Client pre-bid, bid, or contract planning and preparation.
• Plans and executes required audit activities (schedules, plans, reports, finding resolutions, etc.).
• Performs and adequately documents Internal Quality Audits of assigned offices, projects, and job sites, and manages all related follow-up activities. Audits are conducted to assure compliance with our standards, contract requirements, and applicable codes, specifications, and drawings, including but not limited to Design, Engineering, Estimating, Procurement, Project Controls, Vendor/Subcontractor Management, Receiving, Handling & Storage, Construction.
• Facilitates all internal and external Quality audits and brief management with the results.
• Effectively documents, follows-up and closes corrective actions - both internal and external. Analyzes findings/ issues/ non-conformances identified during audits to determine program quality and identify performance trends. Analysis includes all available oversight results, both internal and external, and trending data.
• Handles qualification audits of suppliers of purchased items and services.
• Assures audited activities meet our quality program, and Client quality requirements.
• Performs quality engineering reviews of design documentation for compliance with stated requirements, including vendor quality manuals and company quality records.
• Promotes safety awareness including adhering to safety rules and requirements. Participates, as needed, in safety field audits and assessments.
• Verifies that ours and our customers' quality requirements are in compliance with quality standards and quality program requirements for products and services provided.
• Collaborates in development and maintenance of Quality Policy, Processes, Procedures and related documents. Reviews Quality Manuals, documents, and implementation procedures to verify compliance with industry codes and standards, regulations and regulatory commitments.
• Reviews from a quality perspective (and approves if required) documents prepared by internal or external organizations such as quality manuals and procedures, technical deliverables, test plans and procedures, purchase orders, and subcontracts.
• Collaborates with management for interface on Quality activities with internal or external organizations (customers, suppliers, subcontractors, and others).
• Performs advanced statistical process control.
• Provides leadership, guidance, and training to lower level Quality personnel and monitors their performance.
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

Experience/Education Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business or Quality discipline or related field (or equivalent work experience)
• At least 8 years of related work experience in the field of Quality.
• Lead Auditor certification (ISO 9001 or equal), ASQ Certification (CMQ/OE, CQA, CQE) or other related certifications.

Preferred Skills:

• Degree or equivalent experience in mechanical/electrical engineering (MEP)
• Membership in a nationally recognized Quality organization. Other related certifications may include, but are not limited to: Building Inspector, NQA-1 (nuclear auditor), NDT (ASNT), Possesses working knowledge of more than one area of industry such as infrastructure, government, aviation, process, or transportation.
• A broad understanding across multiple areas including infrastructure related to national security services.

If your experience and interest align with this exciting opportunity, we need to hear from you. Apply today!

Established in 2010, @Orchard (formerly Talent Orchard) has an exceptional reputation, providing staffing solutions to time-sensitive, talent scarcity issues to deliver better talent management ROI. Our specialty lies in the critical area of program talent acquisition and resource management, not in one narrow skillset, but across many areas of technical and functional delivery. To learn more about our other exciting opportunities, visit our Jobs Page at www.atorchard.com.

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